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Questionable Stroke Counting

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:03:13 -0500

~By Coach Emmett Hines

A common line of inquiry revolves around why we spend time doing super low stroke count swimming (which is often also super slow swimming) since absolutely none of our racing is done in the super low (or super slow) realm.

We do a fair amount of work at ever-lower stroke counts where you are bordering on drilling as opposed to swimming. The idea behind this is that, as you get better at doing the super-low counts (even for short distances) it makes doing your "normal" and just-under-normal stroke counts easier to do--primarily because you must get more streamlined and slippery to do the lowest counts. Then the idea is to take this visceral knowledge of slipperiness back to your more "normal" counts. I don't expect nor suggest that you try to swim your races or do your high intensity sets at the super low counts. Super low stroke count work is primarily technique refinement work--think of it as conditioning your nervous system for lower resistance swimming. Doing these swims will improve your ability to do your "normal" count swims at lower energy levels.

Read on at H2Ouston Swims

No Sweat: Five Easy Ways to Stay Hydrated

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:25:11 -0500

For a swimmer, hydration is often at the bottom of the list of things to think about during training. But contrary to conventional wisdom, swimmers do sweat during practice, losing as much as six to eight ounces of fluid every 15 minutes. To find out how to combat the effects of dehydration, SwimNetwork checked in with Australian sports physiologist and coach Rod Cedaro and sports nutritionist Nancy Clark. They offered these reliable methods to ensure you down enough water before you hit the water.

Read on at Swimnetwork.com

Calories Burned...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:22:23 -0500

In case you've ever wondered how effective one type of exercise might be versus another. This of course only benchmarks one metric - calories burned.

Nutristrategy

Quote for the Week of June 29, 2009

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:11:12 -0500

"We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared."

~Mary Kay Ash (1918-2001)

Coaching Multi-sport Athletes

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:24:03 -0500

~By Sue Sotir; Minute Man Masters

Triathletes come to your practice and want to focus on freestyle (only), can't understand why one or two practices isn't enough and sometimes even bring along a workout their tri coach has given them. So what's the deal?

Coach Sue provides some key corrections to focus on to keep your triathletes engaged and improving...

Read on at USMS

Phelps clocks personal best in 100m butterfly victory

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:01:20 -0500

US swimming star Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly in a sizzling 50.48sec, flirting with the world record as he continued his 2009 World Championship build-up at the Canada Cup.

Phelps, who won an unprecedented eight Olympic gold medals at the Beijing Games last August, was just eight-hundredths outside the world record of 50.40 held by compatriot Ian Crocker, in Saturday's competition.

He also improved on his personal best time of 50.58sec, set in winning gold at Beijing.

Read on at AFP

Brent Hayden Beats Michael Phelps...

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:01:25 -0500

...to Win Men's 100 Freestyle Gold at Santa Clara Grand Prix

June 15, 2009

SANTA CLARA, California, June 15. WORLD champion Brent Hayden of Vancouver beat American superstar Michael Phelps to win the men's 100-metre freestyle on Sunday at the Santa Clara Grand Prix swimming competition.

Read on at Swimming World Magazine

Quote for the Week of June 22, 2009

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:28:06 -0500

"Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in."

~Bill Bradley (b. 1943); American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar,former U.S. Senator from New Jersey

20 Questions with Olympian Dave Denniston

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:59:00 -0500

Dave Denniston was wondering what to do with the rest of his life after missing the Olympic team at 2004 Trials. He found a job as an assistant coach, went on a trip to his home state of Wyoming, and - well, he explains how his life has changed, and a lot of other stuff in a very special 20 Question with Bob Schaller.

Read on at SwimNetwork.com

Legendary college swim coach Richard Quick dies

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:27:01 -0500

~By Brian Davis

Richard Quick, an icon in the swimming world who grew up in Dallas and became the most successful coach in collegiate swimming, died late Wednesday in Austin after a six-month battle with an inoperable brain tumor. He was 66.

A Highland Park graduate, Quick helped start the SMU women's swimming program and captured 12 NCAA titles as the head coach at Texas and Stanford. He also led the Auburn men's program to an NCAA title last year.

Doctors discovered the tumor last December. Soon after, the Richard Quick Endowment was established by Swim Across America to help raise money and awareness for cancer research.

Read on at the Dallas News

Quote for the Week of June 15, 2009

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:48:59 -0500

"The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move."

~Brian Tracy

Team Talk At U Of A

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:03:15 -0500

The Protein Pop: Six Tips for Better Post-Workout Recovery

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:43:10 -0500

~By Andrew Silver

Swimmers looking for the perfect post-workout recovery fuel may need to look no further than the refrigerator and the kitchen pantry. According to new research conducted by exercise physiologist Lynne Kammer at the University of Texas at Austin, ordinary foods - even whole grain cereal with milk - can yield extraordinary results.

Read on at SwimNetwork.com

IOC Rule 45 Amendment Needs Amending

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:38:01 -0500

~By Jason Marsteller

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 3. LAST summer, the International Olympic Committee amended Rule 45 of its rules regulating participation in each of the Olympic Games. The new addition states that anyone being suspended for more than six months for a doping-related offense would also be banned from the Olympic Games following the conclusion of the suspension.

read on at Swimming World Magazine

Quote for the Week of June 8, 2009

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:59:22 -0500

"You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing...By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.

~Charlotte, "Charlotte's Web""